Real estate agent in
Manunda
Manunda is central Cairns at its most practical, big blocks, honest post-war homes, Raintrees shopping centre, and genuine value ten minutes from anywhere that matters.
Where is Manunda?
Explore the neighbourhood, nearby amenities, and street view on Google Maps.
Open in Google MapsThe numbers in Manunda right now
Manunda's median house price sits around $550k, up strongly, roughly 18% over the past year, with well-presented homes typically selling in about 18 days and gross rental yields near 5.1%.
Source: aggregated CoreLogic, Domain and realestate.com.au suburb data, updated September 2026. Figures are approximate, move with the market, and are a guide only, not an appraisal. For your property's exact position, request a free valuation.
Typical commute times from Manunda?
The character
of Manunda.
Block size per dollar is Manunda's superpower: full-size allotments at unit money. As Cairns' median climbs, suburbs like this, flat, central, unpretentious, are where the next equity story gets written.
The Manunda
buyer profile.
First-home buyers who refuse to start in a unit, investors running the yield maths, and value-focused families who'd rather own land than a postcode.
What sells in Manunda.
- Post-war low-set homes on full blocks, the core stock
- Renovator specials with strong bones and bigger upside
- Brick unit blocks serving the rental market
- Blocks with dual-occupancy or secondary-dwelling potential
Streets and
pockets.
Streets bordering the Edge Hill and Whitfield side quietly borrow their neighbours' premium. The Raintrees core is the convenience play, and the wider grid rewards buyers who judge houses street by street.
How Manunda
actually trades.
Entry-level demand keeps days-on-market consistently low, and renovations return well at this price point, the gap to the next suburb over funds the work. Investors and first-home buyers compete for the same stock.
A weekend
in Manunda.
The Saltwater Creek path for the evening walk, Raintrees for the weekly shop, and a ten-minute radius that covers the hospital, the city and the schools.
Keep the difference.
Commission is 1% + GST of the sale price (1.5% + GST under $600,000), payable only on settlement. No sale, no commission. Portal listings at cost.
From the journal.
Selling in Manunda, answered.
What is the median house price in Manunda?
Manunda's median house price is around $550,000 (approximate, past 12 months), up roughly 18% over the past year. Prices move with the market, so for your property's exact position, request a free valuation.
How long do homes take to sell in Manunda?
Well-presented homes in Manunda typically sell in about 18 days, with gross rental yields near 5.1%. Pricing to the current market and a full campaign, professional photography, a floor plan and, ideally, a 3D tour, are what keep that number low, especially with so many Cairns buyers inspecting online first.
How much can I save selling in Manunda with 1% commission?
On Manunda's approximate median of $550,000, a traditional agent charging 2.5% takes about $13,750 + GST in commission, plus a separate marketing invoice. The One Club charges 1.5% + GST on homes under $600,000 (1% + GST from $600,000), payable only on settlement: around $8,250 + GST, with photography, floor plans and the campaign included and portal listings at cost, a saving of roughly $5,500 + GST before marketing fees are even counted.